On Death Row for 2 slayings, Jones accused of third

12:43 AM,
May 4, 2012

Henry Lee Jones, 48, is accused of first-degree murder in the death of 19-year-old Carlos Perez.

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A death row inmate convicted in two killings in Tennessee has been returned to Brevard County where he faces prosecution in a 2003 slaying in Melbourne.

Henry Lee Jones, 48, is accused of first-degree murder in the death of 19-year-old Carlos Perez. Perez was found dead in Room 217 at Super 8 motel on U.S. 1 on Aug. 27, 2003.

"We have a victim who deserves justice, as does his family, for his death," Assistant State Attorney Michael Hunt said. "The fact that he's been given the death penalty in Tennessee does not stop us from going forward, because we have a heinous and vicious crime in our county." ...